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Päijänteen Kansallispuisto

Located in Paijat-Hame, Finland Coordinates: 61°22′13″ N 25°27′04″ E

Map showing the location of Päijänteen Kansallispuisto Päijänteen Kansallispuisto
Location in Finland
Elevation
74 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Padasjoki
9.2 km W
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport99 km
JYV Jyväskylä Airport115 km

About Päijänteen Kansallispuisto

Päijänteen Kansallispuisto is a natural site. Location: Paijat-Hame, Finland.

From Wikipedia

Päijänne National Park (Finnish: Päijänteen kansallispuisto) is a national park in Finland, in the southern parts of Lake Päijänne. It consists of 50 unbuilt islands and parts of inhabited islands. The national park was established in 1993 and has an area of 14 square kilometres (5.4 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1993
Area
15.7 km²
Official website
luontoon.fi

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Päijänteen Kansallispuisto

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -2° · Rain 53 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
Wettest month
August (83 mm)
Driest month
February (29 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Päijänteen Kansallispuisto
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°1°6°14°19°21°19°13°7°2°-1°
Average low (°C)-10°-11°-7°-2°4°10°12°11°7°3°-2°-7°
Precipitation (mm)402933323452798359595346

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Päijänteen Kansallispuisto

The nearest airport is Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP), 99 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 219 km to the south.

Airports

  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 99 kmwest
  • Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 115 kmnorth
  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 120 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 219 kmsouth
  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 382 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Päijänteen Kansallispuisto

Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 4 natural sites, 62 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Vesijako Lake 24 kmW
  • Lake Päijänne Lake 24 kmN
  • Haukkasalo Island 5 kmW

25–60 km28 places

  • Vehkajärvi Lake 33 kmNW
  • Pälkänevesi Lake 59 kmW
  • Lummenne Lake 27 kmNW
  • Kuohijärvi Lake 34 kmSW

60–100 km39 places

  • Näsijärvi Lake 97 kmNW
  • Keurusselkä Lake 98 kmNW
  • Lake Jyväsjärvi Lake 98 kmN
  • Taulumäki church Attraction 100 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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